SRC-AXB S.B. 604 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 604
76R4914  GWK-DBy: Nelson
Jurisprudence
3/10/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, individuals may be required to perform community service as part
of their sentence subsequent to a conviction in a county or justice court.
Often the cost of administering such community service projects is higher
than the monetary service provided by the convicted individuals'
performance.  This bill would create a $20 administrative fee for a person
required to perform a community service project. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 604 creates a $20 administrative fee for a defendant
required to perform a community service project in compensation for the
supervision of the defendant. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 19, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure,
by adding Subsection (h), as follows: 

(h)  Requires a judge ordering a defendant to work at a community service
project to require the defendant to pay a $20 administrative fee.
Authorizes either the judge or the community supervision and corrections
department supervising the defendant to collect the fee, and the fee shall
be deposited in the county treasury.  Authorizes the commissioners court of
the county to use collected fees to compensate for costs associated with
defendants' required community service projects. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.Effective date:  September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4. Emergency clause.